Onagraceae
Fls us. perfect, regular, solitary or in spikes or racemes. Calyx adnate to ovary; lobes free, (2)-4-(5), valvate; petals or corolla-lobes (0-2)-4-(5); stamens same number as or twice as many as calyx-lobes. Ovary inferior (1)-2-4-(6)-celled; ovules 1-∞ on axile placentae; fr. capsular or baccate; seeds us. ∞, without endosperm. Herbs, shrubs or trees, with simple us. exstipulate lvs. Widespread family of some 40 genera and 500 spp.
